WEBVTT TRICAL CODES, BUT NEW ON 12NEWS, KENT WAINSCOTT SAYS THECHIEFS CLAIM A STATE AGENCY ISCAVING TO PRESSURE FROM HOMEBUILDERS TO BLOCK THEM.>> PREVENTING ELECTRICAL FIRESBEFORE THEY START.THE STATE FIRE CHIEF'SASSOCIATION SAYS OUTLETS WITHBUILT-IN BREAKERS CAN MAKE HOMESSAFER, BUT THEY CLAIM THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF SAFETY ANDPROFESSIONAL SERVICES ISIGNORING THAT AND PUTTINGPEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK.>> THIS IS A RECKLESS DISREGARDFOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WILL HURTTHE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OUTLETSWITH THE LITTLE RESET BUTTONS, SOME THAT PREVENT ELECTRICALARCING IN THE WALLS, AND OTHERSTHAT PREVENT ELECTROCUTIONHAZARDS.THESE DEVICES STOP FIRES.THEY SAVE LIVES.>> THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS AND OFFIREFIGHTERS, LIKE THESETRAINING TODAY IN WAUWATOSA.WHEN THE DEVICES WORK, THERE ISNO FIRE AND NO REPORT.SO THE CHIEFS SAY IT'SIMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MANYFIRES THEY PREVENT, OR LIVESTHEY SAVE.BUT THEY POINT TO MORE THAN ATHOUSAND WISCONSIN ELECTRICALFIRES AND 13 DEATHS OVER AFOUR-PERIOD WHERE THERE WERE NOBREAKER DEVICES.THEY'RE REQUIRED IN CERTAINSPOTS IN NEW HOMES, BUT NOTEVERYWHERE.THE FIRE CHIEFS WANT THAT, BUTTHE STATE ISN'T ON BOARD, ANDTHE CHIEFS ARE ACCUSING THESAFETY AGENCY OF CATERING TOHOME BUILDERS.>> THOSE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BEPROTECTING US, AND ACTUALLY HAVESAFETY IN THEIR NAME, ARE ACTINGAS IF THEY DON'T CARE.>> THE FIRE CHIEFS ASKING PEOPLETO CONTACT GOVERNOR WALKER ANDURGE HIM TO PUSH HIS AGENCY TOSTEP UP ITS SAFETY STANDARD.IN WAUWATOSA, I'M KENT WAINSCOTT, WISN 12 NEWS.PATRICK: THE FIRE CHIEFS SAY THESTRICTER REQUIREMENTS WOULD ADDABOUT $400 TO THE COST OF A NEWHOME.BUT THE WISCONSIN BUILDER'SASSOCIATION TELLS 12 NEWS, THEDATA DOESN'T JUSTIFY THEADDITIONAL COST, AND SAYS THECHIEFS ARE CAMPAIGNING AGAINSTSENSIBLE CODE CHANGES.